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Far Cry 6 can be streamed on its release. (Source: NVIDIA)

GeForce NOW will unleash Far Cry 6 support from the game's October 2021 launch

A Thursday at GeForce NOW means it's time for the streaming platform to reveal the latest additions to its library. However, despite the potentially welcome new arrivals involved this week, they may be overshadowed by another ann...

Deirdre O'Donnell, 09 Sep 2021 21:41

Apple has patented a desktop PC with an unusual design. (Image source: Yanko Design)

Concept renders imagine a new Apple iMac patent with a curved glass case

Apple has been awarded a patent for some unique-looking iMacs. The designs show a device with a glass case and a keyboard integrated within its curved housing.

Alex Alderson, 08 Sep 2021 00:09

Ubisoft is giving away Far Cry 3 for free

Far Cry 3 is free on the Ubisoft store, but for a limited time only

Ubisoft is giving away Far Cry 3 on the Ubisoft store. The giveaway ends on September 11 and is valid only for PC users. Far Cry 3 is undoubtedly one of the better games in the franchise, and the giveaway is likely to hype up play...

Anil Ganti, 07 Sep 2021 22:36

More substantial price slashing coming in November? (Image Source: AMD)

AMD lowers prices on its Ryzen 5000 desktop processors

UK and Europe are getting bigger discounts compared to the U.S. market, but overall, we are looking at 10-20% price slashes across the board, with one exception - the Ryzen 9 5900X model is considerably overpriced on Amazon U.S. f...

Bogdan Solca, 07 Sep 2021 20:09

The Nitro XV272U KF has a 300 Hz refresh rate and 10-bit colour depth. (Image source: Acer)

Acer Nitro XV27U KF revealed with a 300 Hz refresh rate and a 1440p native resolution

Acer has announced the Nitro XV272U KF, a 27-inch monitor with a lot going for it. The monitor combines a 1440p resolution with a 300 Hz refresh rate, and is VESA DisplayHDR 600 certified. The Nitro XV272U KF supports HDMI VRR and...

Alex Alderson, 07 Sep 2021 18:55

The LG UltraFine OLED Pro 65EP5G has a 4K OLED panel and 0.1 ms GtG response times. (Image source: LG)

LG UltraFine OLED Pro 65EP5G: A gigantic professional monitor with an astronomical price

LG has released another UltraFine OLED Pro model, this time a 65-inch model. The 65EP5G is colour accurate, has HDMI 2.1 ports and 0.1 ms GtG response times. LG does not want to discuss prices, but retailers are selling it for nea...

Alex Alderson, 07 Sep 2021 18:18

War Thunder 2.9 ''Direct Hit'' update now available with multiple changes in tow (Source: Own)

War Thunder 2.9 ''Direct Hit'' arrives with two new maps, NVIDIA DLSS 2.2, new military hardware, and more

Labeled 2.9 “Direct Hit” and released earlier today, the latest update to War Thunder sports a rich collection of new aircraft, ships, armored vehicles, and more. Its highlights include the MiG-27M (also the first aircraft in the ...

Codrut Nistor, 07 Sep 2021 15:59

Cooler Master SK653 launches for $149 USD, is lighter and smaller than most other full-size mechanical keyboards

Cooler Master K653 keyboard launches for $149 USD, is lighter and smaller than most other full-size mechanical keyboards

Just because a keyboard is "full-size" doesn't mean it can't be compact. Aside from a couple of annoyances, the SK653 knocks it out of the park in terms of usability and color options.

Allen Ngo, 06 Sep 2021 20:35

Desktop Alder Lake processors and Z690 motherboards should be available from the middle of November. (Image source: Intel)

Intel Alder Lake and Z690 motherboard release dates revealed; pre-announcement occurring next month

According to reports, Intel has set a date for announcing Alder Lake prices, performance numbers and specifications. Z690 motherboards will debut simultaneously, but it will take another three weeks or so before either is availabl...

Alex Alderson, 06 Sep 2021 14:01

The Gigabyte Radeon RX 6600 EAGLE should be one of many RX 6600 cards to arrive later this year. (Image source: VideoCardz)

AMD Radeon RX 6600 marketing assets leak ahead of the card's expected announcement this month

The Radeon RX 6600 has appeared online again, over a month after the RX 6600 XT arrived. The leaked marketing assets confirm not only 8 GB of GDDR6 VRAM for the Navi 23 XL card, but also its PCB size relative to the RX 6600 XT.

Alex Alderson, 03 Sep 2021 20:30

Goodbye Kepler, hello Ada Lovelace! (Image Source: Nvidia)

Nvidia 510.06 WSL graphics driver bids farewell to Kepler, features next gen compiler for Ada Lovelace RTX 4000 GPUs

Even though the INF files do not mention most of the GTX 700 Kepler cards anymore, this version still supports the old GK100 functions and runtimes are still compatible with SM 3.x. Additionally, the preview version integrates new...

Bogdan Solca, 03 Sep 2021 19:21

Poor soldering bricked some EVGA GeForce RTX 3090 cards, not a bad fan controller. (Image source: EVGA)

EVGA discovers that poor craftmanship is to blame for its bricked NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 cards

A few weeks ago, some EVGA GeForce RTX 3090 started dying after running Amazon's new game New World. It turns out that Amazon is not to blame, nor is a faulty fan controller.

Alex Alderson, 03 Sep 2021 18:48

Intel could be going for an aggressive pricing strategy for Alder Lake to take on AMD Zen 3. (Image Source: Intel)

Leaked Intel Alder Lake pricing indicates premium markup over Rocket Lake, but this could be deliberate strategy to match AMD Zen 3's inflated prices

Early pricing information for Intel's upcoming 12th generation Alder Lake desktop processors have leaked via a few European retailers. The leaked pricing seems to be on the higher side, but Intel could be looking to match AMD's Ze...

Vaidyanathan Subramaniam, 03 Sep 2021 11:41

Intel has managed to regain share from AMD in the latest Steam survey CPU usage figures. (Image source: AMD/Intel/Steam - edited)

AMD slips to weakest point in months as Intel regains CPU usage share in Steam's latest hardware survey

AMD has slipped against Intel in the Steam Hardware and Software Survey for August. In terms of processor usage share, Team Blue managed to regain a significant amount back from Team Red. With Alder Lake looming on the horizon, it...

Daniel R Deakin, 03 Sep 2021 10:23

Fanless design and no ports (Image Source: Codefordl on Zhihu)

Nvidia's CMP 170HX crypto mining cards pop up in China with fanless design and 164 MH/s speeds

Probably a little too late to solve the gaming GPU crisis, but Nvidia's top-of-the-line CMP 170HX crypto mining cards are now available in China. These models come directly from Nvidia and feature a cut-down GA100 die with 4480 CU...

Bogdan Solca, 02 Sep 2021 22:17

The entire Uncharted franchise could be available on PC soon

Uncharted The Naughty Dog PC Collection slated for a September 6 reveal; will allegedly feature all five Uncharted games

A new leak from ResetEra tells us that Sony plans to bring all five Uncharted games to PC soon. The bundle will be announced on September 6 and will be available on Steam and the Epic Games Store.

Anil Ganti, 02 Sep 2021 18:48

Cryptocurrency miners seem to have no trouble sourcing graphics cards in bulk

Retailer shows off massive consignment of AMD graphics cards earmarked for cryptocurrency mining rigs

A Bahrain-based retailer just showed off a massive shipment of AMD RDNA2 graphics cards, including the Radeon RX 6900 XT, RX 6800 XT and RX 6700 XT. The firm exclusively deals with cryptocurrency miners, so most of those cards wil...

Anil Ganti, 02 Sep 2021 11:08

Despite the obvious advantages of the latest SSD models, HDDs are still prefered for cloud and enterprise solutions.(Image Source: Western Digital)

HDDs still going strong: Western Digital announces 20 TB drives with OptiNAND flash memory

The new drives combine traditional platters with iNAND UFS memory to improve speeds and reliability. These drives are not similar to existing hybrid SSHDs since OptiNAND is not used to store user data. Instead, the NAND memory sto...

Bogdan Solca, 01 Sep 2021 21:45

The Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5995WX is a 64-core processor. (Image source: AMD)

AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5995WX benchmarked on Sharkstooth-CGL reference platform with 64 cores

An AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5995WX has surfaced on PugetBench, confirming that it is a 64-core processor. The benchmark results also detail AMD's next reference platform and the socket it supports.

Alex Alderson, 01 Sep 2021 15:21

Dell XPS 13 9305 notebook might get Windows 11 in October 2021

Windows 11 coming to Dell devices starting October 5th

Dell is ready for Windows 11's arrival and has already announced its upgrade plans. The list of devices to get the free upgrade from Windows 10 includes the Dell XPS 13, Alienware x15/x17, and more. Starting October 5th, new devic...

Codrut Nistor, 31 Aug 2021 18:28

Intel Alder Lake looks to take AMD Ryzen head-on in multi-core performance. (Image Source: PC Gamer)

When 24 threads are faster than 32: Intel Core i9-12900K convincingly beats AMD Ryzen 9 5950X in Geekbench single and multi-core tests

The Intel Alder Lake Core i9-12900K has popped up on Geekbench with scores that seem to give it good leads over the AMD Ryzen 9 5950X. The Core i9-12900K is on an average up to 13% and 7% faster in single and multi-core over the R...

Vaidyanathan Subramaniam, 29 Aug 2021 10:33

The Apple M1X is expected to have a 10-core CPU part with 8x performance cores and 2x efficiency cores. (Image source: Apple/FunkyKit - edited)

Apple M1X SoC broken down into four potential variants for the MacBook Pro 14, MacBook Pro 16, and Mac mini

The expected Apple M1X SoC has been broken down into four potential variants for the upcoming MacBook Pro 14, MacBook Pro 16, and Mac mini. The system on a chip’s configurations are decided by the amount of unified memory and the ...

Daniel R Deakin, 29 Aug 2021 10:21

The new PC Health Check (picture source: Microsoft)

Microsoft relaxes Windows 11 hardware requirements

For a while, it looked like the end of the line for many older PCs: The hardware requirements of Microsoft Windows 11 were going to leave many older systems behind. Now, Microsoft has made it clear that older PCs will be able run ...

Benjamin Herzig, 27 Aug 2021 19:41

Mislabeled or reality? Still waiting for confirmation. (Image Source: Videocardz)

Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080 Ti cards with 20 GB VRAM spotted in Russia, might only be some mislabeled models

While the labels are clearly stating 20 GB, there is nothing else attesting to the actual VRAM capacity of these cards. These are probably some mislabeled models that still pack 12 GB, but just imagine the ridiculous prices asked ...

Bogdan Solca, 27 Aug 2021 14:27

AOC's new monitors come with 27-inch or 32-inch displays. (Image source: AOC)

AOC announces new 27-inch and 32-inch monitors targeted at professionals

AOC has announced four new professional monitors under its P2 series. All come with plenty of I/O, including a USB Type-C port that supports Power Delivery and DisplayPort Alt mode. The new P2 series monitors will retail between £...

Alex Alderson, 26 Aug 2021 19:30

The i5-12600K could emerge as the value model of the Alder Lake family. (Image Source: Intel)

Leak suggests the Intel i5-12600K CPU outperforms AMD's Ryzen 7 5800X at a considerably lower price

The Gracemont little cores are now rumored to provide better performance than previously thought, helping Intel's Alder Lake mid-tier model outperform even the Ryzen 7 5800X by around 5% in multi-core loads at a ~$100 lower MSRP. ...

Bogdan Solca, 26 Aug 2021 17:51

Sharkoon ELITE SHARK CA700 open-frame ATX premium case (Source: Sharkoon)

Sharkoon goes big with the ELITE SHARK CA700 open-frame case

The ELITE SHARK CA700 has just arrived as Sharkoon's latest and most ambitious PC case to date. This open-frame PC case can accommodate up to eight RGB fans and a water-cooling system with two 360 mm radiators and includes five 12...

Codrut Nistor, 26 Aug 2021 17:45

The combined market share of the two companies threaten Samsung's leading position. (Image Source: TheElec)

Western Digital in talks with Kioxia for a $20+ billion merger

The combined market share of the two companies threatens Samsung's position as the world's biggest NAND memory producer. Western Digital and Kioxia (Toshiba's memory division) have already been collaborating for 20 years, so the m...

Bogdan Solca, 26 Aug 2021 17:14

Platforms like xCloud could register significant growth over the next few years (Image source: Microsoft)

Newzoo report indicates that the cloud gaming market could approach US$7 billion by 2024

According to a market research report by Newzoo, factors from COVID-19 to the current GPU/console shortage mean that cloud gaming could see major growth over the next few years.

Arjun Krishna Lal, 26 Aug 2021 17:06

The new SoundSlayer WIGSS. (Source: Panasonic)

Panasonic gets in on the neck-mounted speaker game with the SoundSlayer WIGSS

Panasonic has launched its take on what is often called the "wearable speaker" in 2021. Like some others on the market, the accessory is worn around the neck for "immersive" sound. The OEM is pitching this version - the SoundSlaye...

Deirdre O'Donnell, 25 Aug 2021 21:06

XeSS seems to include the best features from DLSS and FSR. (Image Source: Intel)

More details on Intel's AI-based Xe SuperSampling tech launching with the ARC GPUs revealed by principal engineer

SS appears to be the best of both worlds. On the one hand, it is AI-based and should provide high quality results similar to DLSS, but on the other hand, the tech aims to become completely open source by the second or third iterat...

Bogdan Solca, 25 Aug 2021 20:33

Microsoft accidentally let the Halo Infinite launch date slip on its store

Halo Infinite release date briefly outed by Microsoft Store listing

It seems that Microsoft's own store accidentally let slip the Halo Infinite launch date. The listing says that the game is slated to be launched on December 8. Sources familiar with the matter have confirmed that the aforementione...

Anil Ganti, 25 Aug 2021 16:07

King's Bounty II now available on PC and consoles late August 2021 (Source: King's Bounty II)

King's Bounty II launches on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, and PC

After missing its March release date, tactical RPG King's Bounty II is now available for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, as well as PCs (via Steam). The game is available in three editions (regular, Duke's, and Lord's) t...

Codrut Nistor, 25 Aug 2021 15:24

Another shot of an Alder Lake-S engineering sample has leaked. (Image source: HKEPC)

Intel Core i7-12700 trades blows with the AMD Ryzen 7 5800X on Geekbench

One of Intel's Alder Lake-S processors has appeared on Geekbench. The engineering sample scored reasonably well, and is within touching distance of the AMD Ryzen 7 5800X, among other modern desktop processors. Another photo of an ...

Alex Alderson, 25 Aug 2021 14:41

3D L3 Cache stack on Zen3+ processors (Image Source: AMD)

AMD presents more details on Zen 3 3D V-Cache and the future of 3D stacking

Apparently, AMD was considering implementing Intel's Foveros 3D technology at some point, but later decided to go with TSMC's superior Micro Bump 3D packaging that is 1 micron thinner and quite a bit more efficient. This is only t...

Bogdan Solca, 24 Aug 2021 23:07

AMD's next Ryzen desktop processors may offer Zen 4 processor cores and RDNA 2 GPUs. (Image source: Luis Gonzalez)

Leaked AMD documents confirm integrated GPUs for next-generation Socket AM5 processors

Leaked documents have confirmed AMD's plans to equip Socket AM5 processors with integrated GPUs. AMD's next-generation desktop processors are expected to utilise the Zen 4 and RDNA 2 architectures.

Alex Alderson, 24 Aug 2021 13:24

The Zen 3 Ryzen 5000 series of desktop CPUs from AMD were launched in November 2020. (Image source: AMD - edited)

Ryzen 5 5600X takes over from Ryzen 5 3600 as fan favorite while AMD vanquishes Intel in units sold and revenue in recent Mindfactory CPU sales data

The AMD Ryzen 5 5600X has taken over as a firm fan favorite with DIY PC builders judging by the latest CPU sales data taken from Mindfactory, a huge German retailer that specializes in consumer electronics. Strong sales of both Ze...

Daniel R Deakin, 22 Aug 2021 23:57

The Elder Scrolls: Skyrim will be receiving a next-gen refresh in November. (Image source: Bethesda)

The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim set to receive a paid Anniversary Edition and a free next-gen upgrade for PC, PlayStation 5 and Xbox series X|S

Bethesda has already released countless versions of The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, but the company is not ready to move onto The Elder Scrolls VI just yet. Come November, Elder Scrolls fans will also be able to experience a tenth An...

Alex Alderson, 22 Aug 2021 19:08

The Mi Desktop Monitor 27" will have a €229 MSRP. (Image source: WinFuture)

The Xiaomi Redmi Display 27" is coming to Europe as the Mi Desktop Monitor 27"

Xiaomi is on the verge of releasing a 27-inch monitor in Europe. The 1080p and IPS monitor will arrive as the Mi Desktop Monitor 27" with TÜV Rheinland certification, a 75 Hz refresh rate and 300-nit peak brightness. The Mi Deskto...

Alex Alderson, 22 Aug 2021 18:37

The Intel Core i9-12900K is a hybrid chip with 16 cores and 24 threads. (Image source: Intel/Asus (Z590-E board) - edited)

Intel Core i9-12900K on Asus ROG Strix Z690-E Gaming WIFI board targets i9-11900K and AMD Ryzen 9 5950X in unsupported benchmark run

An apparent Intel Core i9-12900K qualification sample has been spotted in a few benchmark runs carried out via PugetBench. The i9-12900K was on an Asus ROG Strix Z690-E Gaming WIFI motherboard, and it produced scores that put both...

Daniel R Deakin, 22 Aug 2021 09:56

Generic Windows XP PC, Windows XP now 20 years old

Windows XP celebrates its 20th anniversary. Do you miss it?

In just three days, Windows XP will turn 20. Released to manufacturing on August 24, 2001, Microsoft's (now ancient) operating system is still being used by millions of people today (although the market share is below 1 percent), ...

Codrut Nistor, 21 Aug 2021 18:45

Users reveal their thoughts on Windows 11. (Source: WindowsReport)

Over half of users surveyed would update to Windows 11 right now if they could

The prospect of Windows 11 is strongly linked to mixed feelings at present. However, a study based on approximately 11,000 survey responses from participants who currently use the OS found that over 50% of this group would install...

Deirdre O'Donnell, 21 Aug 2021 17:32

The DLSS Swapper tool helps users to easily switch between older and newer DLSS 2.0 libraries (Image source: @beeradmore)

Nifty DLSS Swapper tool makes it easy for users to swap between the latest DLSS 2.0 libraries in games that have yet to be updated

A small tool developed by @beeradmore makes it significantly easier for NVIDIA RTX graphics card owners to run games with the latest DLSS libraries, potentially improving in-game image quality and performance.

Arjun Krishna Lal, 20 Aug 2021 15:41

Asus has launched a new Nvidia GeForce GT 730 variant

Asus silently resurrects the Kepler-based GeForce GT 730

Asus has revived the nearly seven-year-old Nvidia GeForce GT 730. Its key specs include 2GB of GDDR5 VRAM, 384 CUDA cores and four HDMI 1.4 ports. Information about its price and availability is unknown for now.

Anil Ganti, 20 Aug 2021 12:35

The TeamGroup T-Force Delta RGB is set to be the world’s first RGB-lit DDR5 memory module (Image source: TeamGroup)

TeamGroup announces the T-Force Delta RGB, the world’s first RGB-lit DDR5 memory module, set to run at up to 5600 MHz

With DDR5 memory set to go mainstream over the next couple months, TeamGroup announced the launch of the world’s first RGB-lit DDR5 memory module, running at up to 5600 MHz.

Arjun Krishna Lal, 19 Aug 2021 23:43

CEO Jensen Huang has confirmed Nvidia might not be able to keep up with graphics card demand

Nvidia GeForce RTX graphics cards will continue to be scarce till the end of 2022

In a recent earnings call, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang stated that the company would have trouble keeping up with demand for its GeForce RTX graphics cards. The shortage will likely continue till the end of 2022, the statement adds.

Anil Ganti, 19 Aug 2021 19:48

Intel's Raja Koduri showing off the Arc Xe-HPG DG2 Alchemist GPU silicon wafer. (Image Source: Intel)

Intel details Arc Xe-HPG DG2 Alchemist architecture, each Alchemist render slice made of four Xe-cores and an equal number of ray tracing cores

Intel detailed some of the technical aspects of its upcoming Arc Xe-HPG Alchemist DG2 GPU during its Architecture Day 2021 presentation. Arc DG2 is fabbed on the TSMC 6 nm process and is comprised of what Intel calls as Xe-cores, ...

Vaidyanathan Subramaniam, 19 Aug 2021 15:32

PNY's new DDR5 modules do not look particularly flashy on these promotional pictures (Image: PNY)

4800MHz clock frequency: PNY announces cutting-edge DDR5 desktop memory for gamers

The next generation of high performance memory should impress customers with its higher clock frequencies and other technical improvements that allow for an increased efficiency and better overclocking. PNY predicts that it will t...

Enrico Frahn, 18 Aug 2021 23:11

Intel Raptor Lake Core i9-13900K will top out at 24 cores and 32 threads. (Image Source: Gadget Tendency)

Rumor | Full list of Intel 13th gen Raptor Lake SKUs leak, Intel apparently looking to hit a world record 5.5 GHz turbo and retain single-threaded dominance with the Core i9-13900K

The complete SKUs list of Intel's upcoming 13th gen Raptor Lake-S family has leaked, thanks to AdoredTV. Raptor Lake will be segmented into large, mid, and small dies with the flagship Core i9-13900K (?) touted to feature 24 cores...

Vaidyanathan Subramaniam, 18 Aug 2021 20:53